Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

Alumni Hall (Navy) is the location where the Navy Midshipmen (6-9) will meet the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4-11) on Wednesday.

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks played Holy Cross and took a loss by a final of 69-66 in their last contest. Lehigh ended the contest having earned a 35.3% FG percentage (24 of 68) and knocked down 9 out of their 28 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mountain Hawks buried 9 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to defense, Lehigh allowed their opponent to shoot 41.0% from the field on 25 out of 61 shooting. Holy Cross recorded 12 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Moreover, Holy Cross had 37 boards (5 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Holy Cross went 70.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 20 tries. They knocked down 5 of 15 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Mountain Hawks ended up with 17 while Holy Cross recorded 19 fouls.

Dominic Parolin is someone who had an impact for the contest. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and also collected 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Lehigh enters this game with a record of 4-11 for the campaign. They average 74.3 points per outing (195th in D-1) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Mountain Hawks are connecting on 31.6% on 3-point shots (111 of 351) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Lehigh is snagging 36.5 boards per game and is sitting with 204 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 273rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Mountain Hawks are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They concede 36.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 261st in college basketball in points per game allowed (74.3). The Mountain Hawks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.6% (397 of 890) and they concede 36.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 46th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 179 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Navy Midshipmen walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-62 when they played Lafayette. In the matter of how they rebounded, Navy allowed Lafayette to collect 36 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They went 38.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). The Midshipmen allowed Lafayette to knock down 29 of their 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.9% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Midshipmen finished 23 for 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.3%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Navy made 6 of 22 tries (27.3%). They were able to bury 10 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Lafayette had 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Midshipmen to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Midshipmen were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 31 for this game.

Austin Benigni ended up having an impact for the Midshipmen for the matchup. He made 9 of 23 in the matchup for a rate of 39.1%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 38 mins of playing time and earned 3 dimes for the game.

Navy has a record of 6-9 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Midshipmen are shooting 40.2% from the field, which ranks 344th in the country. Navy has 1,026 points on the year (68.4 per game) and they grab 36.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.8 times per game (240th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.6 times per game. The Midshipmen commit 18.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Navy defense surrenders 28.6% on 3-point shots (102 of 357) and their opponents are making 69.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.0 assists and 36.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 118th and 261st in those defensive categories. The Midshipmen are ranked 53rd in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 65.6. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (129th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lehigh

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